Iceland is located in the North Atlantic Ocean just south of the Arctic Circle, which passes through the small island of Grímsey off Iceland's northern coast, but not through mainland Iceland. Unlike neighbouring Greenland, Iceland is consideredto be a part of Europe, not of North America, though geologically the island is not part of either of the continental plates. Because of cultural, economic and linguistic similarities, Iceland in many contexts is also included in Scandinavia making it a Nordic country . The closest bodies of land are Greenland (287 km) and the Faroe Islands (420 km). The closest distance to the mainland of Europe is 970 km (to Norway).
A shot of Mt. Esja in the Seltjarnarnes Peninsula, Reykjavik.
A small, nameless volcano outside of Reykjavik. Note the moss-covered lava flows at the volcano's foot.
A shot of the same nameless volcano, after a night of heavy snowfall.
A nameless mountain range outside of eastern Reykjavik.
The same mountain range after a night of heavy snowfall. Icelanders have a saying, "If you don't like the weather... wait 20 minutes."
An elevated shot of the majestic Mýrdalsjökull glacier in southern Iceland. Mýrdalsjökull sits directly on top of the volcano Katla.
On top of Mýrdalsjökull's summit, which is permanently covered in ice and snow.
Armed with ice boots and an ice axe, I climbed Mýrdalsjökull and was able to capture this image of ash-covered snow peaks.
A perplexing picture of a natural ice tunnel carved by the glacial waters of Mýrdalsjökull.
On top of Mýrdalsjökull, one can see all three types of topgraphical anomalies in Iceland: Volcano, Glacier, Mountain
One of my favorite pictures from the entire trip, this is a picture of my friend George approaching Skogafoss waterfall with a mountain in the background outside of the town of Selfoss.
Posing in front of the rather imposing Kerið crater. This is as close to the edge as I could get with the merciless gusts of wind!
Icelandic Topography!
Iceland is located in the North Atlantic Ocean just south of the Arctic Circle, which passes through the small island of Grímsey off Iceland's northern coast, but not through mainland Iceland. Unlike neighbouring Greenland, Iceland is considered to be a part of Europe, not of North America, though geologically the island is not part of either of the continental plates. Because of cultural, economic and linguistic similarities, Iceland in many contexts is also included in Scandinavia making it a Nordic country . The closest bodies of land are Greenland (287 km) and the Faroe Islands (420 km). The closest distance to the mainland of Europe is 970 km (to Norway).
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